Kafka

Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform used for real-time data processing. This book is a guide to understanding, setting up and using it well. It starts with basic ideas such as producers, consumers and brokers. It then moves on to harder topics, including stream processing, security and performance tuning. The book also looks at how Kafka fits into data pipelines, event-driven architectures and microservices, and at running it in production environments with proper monitoring.

Why You Should Read?

• Gain a full picture of Apache Kafka, from its core concepts through to advanced use cases.
• Learn practical ways to use Kafka in data pipelines, event-driven architectures and microservices.
• Optimize Kafka performance, security and monitoring so your setup is ready for production environments.
• Receive expert guidance on deploying and managing Kafka clusters that are built to scale.